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Books to inspire, motivate and challenge

Posted by Libby Webber (see more…) on 17 May, 2012 | 0 comments

‘Zero Degrees of Empathy: A New Theory of Human Cruelty’
Photo by Shaheen Lakhan - flic.kr/p/5MfXWP

Empathy is the ability to see someone else's experiences as if they were your own, but what's the scientific basis of it? And what does empathy have to do with 'the problem of evil'?

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Posted by Dean Richardson (see more…) on 5 May, 2012 | 0 comments

Couple Therapy with Gay Men

As gay men we have different rules to our lives, so we also have different rules to our relationships. The book 'Couple Therapy with Gay Men' offers knowledge & insight into the distinct aspects of intimate gay male relationships and working with them in dyadic circular/systemic therapy.

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Posted by Libby Webber (see more…) on 4 May, 2012 | 0 comments

‘The Baby in the Mirror’
Ella by Matt Baran - flickr.com/photos/bigbabyhead/

A fascinating insight into the world of a child from birth to the age of three

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Posted by Julie Clayton (see more…) on 30 Mar, 2012 | 0 comments

‘Girl Interrupted’ by Susanna Kaysen

Published author Susanna Kaysen, wrote of her experience in a psychiatric institution in 1960`s America, in her book titled “Girl Interrupted”. At the age of 18 Susanna spent almost 2 years in a psychiatric hospital, on a ward specifically for teen age girls. This frank memoir, illustrates how mental health was treated in 60`s America. [...]

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